SLA Resin Comparisons

As rapid prototypers, we're often first to hear the new marketing claims of the SL resin suppliers, all claiming to offer the latest and greatest resins.  They all sound great at the onset, but we've learned that the resins often disappoint, and don't quite live up to the marketing hype.  At the same time, our Customers count on us to be experts at Stereolithography, and they frequently ask us to make SLA resin recommendations for their applications. 

Our internal resin requirements have been, and will continue to be high accuracy, repeatability, short run time, and compatibility with our RTV molding processes.  Outside our walls, our Customers want SLA’s to be accurate, durable, robust, and “not brittle like the SLA’s I bought a couple years ago.”  To that end, we believe we have done an excellent job finding a balance between what’s been marketed as the “best” resin, and what actually works and performs well.